Apache2 with PHP FallbackResource doesn't work when Request-URI is / and encoding is gzip
Bug #1168030 reported by
Giovanni Lovato
on 2013-04-11
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | apache2 (Ubuntu) |
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Installed packages:
apache2-mpm-prefork (2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2)
libapache2-mod-php5 (5.4.6-1ubuntu1.2)
Steps to reproduce:
1. Allow option override on /var/www
2. Remove /var/www/index.html
3. Create /var/www/index.php with any content (e.g. <?php echo $_SERVER[
4. Create /var/www/.htaccess with FallbackResource /index.php
5. Go to http://
6. Go to http://
Either disabling FallbackResource or gzip encoding solve the issue, so I assume is the combination of the two to cause the problem.
Giovanni Lovato (heruan)
on 2013-04-11
| description: | updated |
| summary: |
Apache2 with PHP FallbackResource doesn't work when Request-URI is / and - Content-Encoding is gzip + encoding is gzip |
| Giovanni Lovato (heruan) wrote : | #1 |
Robie Basak (racb)
on 2013-04-12
| Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : | #2 |
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.
| Changed in apache2 (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| Adrien Béraud (wagaf) wrote : | #3 |
This bug breaks many websites.
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Having "DirectoryIndex index.php" on the .htaccess file solves the issue. It seems the default Apache DirectoryIndex is causing the problem when index.php is not the first default index document.